Chapter 522 – Newly Promoted Legend, The Advancing Tianyuan Team

On the interface, Deadbone, Dolai, Isloria…

The portraits of Tianyuan’s powerful figures flashed by one after another.

Mu Yuan pondered, “The most urgent task at hand is to eliminate these legendary monsters active within the Alliance’s territory.”

Although from a benefit perspective, the mission he most desired was rescuing various cities on the brink of collapse from monster tides and attacks.

He could gather a large amount of Miracle power.

But there weren’t that many cities in critical danger. The other powerful figures in the Alliance weren’t just sitting around doing nothing, and the monster legends that crossed the frontline into the Alliance’s territory weren’t all fools.

These powerful monsters rarely directly attacked human cities, clearly understanding that the more frequently they struck, the more likely they would be targeted by Taixuan’s experts.

However, even if these monsters didn’t directly attack cities, their very existence was equivalent to nuclear bombs buried nearby, ready to detonate at any moment.

They themselves represented major crises that needed to be eliminated promptly.

This was also the responsibility of the Sky Patrol Warzone.

Since he had agreed and taken on the mission, he would see it through.

“First, the squad must have the power to defeat… no, to decisively suppress and kill Soul Realm existences.”

After all, the battlefield was located within Alliance territory; they didn’t have the luxury of fighting enemies for hundreds of rounds.

If they couldn’t suppress and eliminate the enemy, allowing the legendary monster to escape would make it more cautious and cause more disasters.

“Second, the squad must have strong tracking capabilities and fast movement speed.”

Mu Yuan locked onto the first candidate.

Sophia.

As the head of Tianyuan City’s Intelligence Department, Sophia was responsible for numerous intelligence tasks inside and outside the city. However, she was also Tianyuan City’s most skilled tracker.

In executing such missions, Sophia’s efficiency far surpassed others.

Neither Deadbone nor Dolai could compare.

“To eliminate these powerful monsters, we don’t need too many personnel; that would make the team cumbersome. But one person is still too few. At least two people teaming up can better surround the enemy and watch each other’s backs in case of unexpected situations.”

His gaze swept across and finally settled on a name.

Sickle Moon!

Among Tianyuan’s legends, Sophia had the weakest combat power.

Below the legend rank, Sickle Moon ranked in the top three in combat power.

Sophia excelled at tracking and control, while Sickle Moon excelled at attack.

“Furthermore, Sickle Moon is often reckless and prone to losing her head.”

Besides himself, only a few people in the territory, like Isloria and Sophia, could make this wolf girl obey obediently.

Having them team up for missions was perfect.

“The second group of warzone personnel…”

Mu Yuan pondered, and soon a bird-like figure stood out.

It was Asun!

This veteran of Tianyuan had become somewhat inconspicuous in the increasingly elite Tianyuan City.

However, in tracking and hunting legendary monsters, Asun was precisely the ideal candidate.

When using ‘Soaring Nine Heavens’, its flight speed was even two notches faster than Dolai, let alone catching up to ‘mere’ Soul Realm existences.

“But Asun’s combat power is limited, insufficient to deal with Soul Realm beings.”

After brief consideration, Mu Yuan matched Asun with a teammate.

Lu Liu!

As one of Tianyuan City’s five legends, General Lu’s combat power was unquestionable.

Even though he specialized in defense, with a Domain radius of nearly twenty thousand meters, suppressing and killing most major enemies was effortless for him.

Lu Liu wasn’t fast and wasn’t skilled at flying, but he and Asun complemented each other’s abilities perfectly.

This was the meaning of teamwork.

As for Lu Liu’s role as Tianyuan City’s Chief General of City Defense?

Tianyuan City wasn’t that short-handed now. Some deputy generals within the defense corps, along with the patrol corps selected and formed from the citizens, could already maintain city order.

If Dragon’s Slumber Valley launched an attack, Tianyuan City, now equipped with a City Defense Barrier, didn’t really need Lu Liu’s ‘Celestial Barrier’ anymore.

Deadbone could travel to and from Tianyuan City at any time via the Star Gate.

It was the main force guarding the city and guarding against Dragon’s Slumber Valley.

Mu Yuan certainly wouldn’t send all his powerful figures out, leaving his base vulnerable.

Besides Deadbone, he himself would also guard the territory, which was sufficient to ensure safety.

“That makes two squads.”

“Dolai has strong mobility, and its combat and survival abilities are also first-rate. It can operate as a solo squad.”

This way, he had formed three Sky Patrol squads.

But next…

Deadbone was the strongest combat force and needed to be responsible for guarding the territory.

As for Isloria, she possessed both combat power and tracking ability, making her a quite suitable candidate.

However…

Her daily workload was already substantial, and during this period, Tianyuan City was receiving a large influx of refugees. Mu Yuan really couldn’t bring himself to send Isloria out on another expedition.

Although theoretically, Isloria only needed one brain and dozens of Incarnations to handle city affairs, completely unobstructing her true self from going out to eradicate evil monsters.

“I really am too kind-hearted after all.”

Lord Mu let out a soft sigh.

Precisely because he was too kind-hearted, he found it difficult to form a fourth squad.

Among them, Uta’s combat power wasn’t bad, but Uta’s shortcomings were equally obvious. Pairing him with Xie Yi or Rakshasa as teammates still seemed somewhat lacking for a full squad.

Without absolute combat power to anchor it, it was indeed lacking.

Therefore,

“It’s time to evolve a new legend.”

「Evolution Points: 498W」

Mu Yuan planned to accumulate 500W+ Evolution power to attempt evolving the statue of the Six-Winged Angel Lapis.

However, having more legends and one or two more Sky Patrol squads operating externally could not only effectively curb the spread of disasters but also continuously gather Evolution Miracle power.

This was definitely not a loss.

The Evolution power was merely accompanying him in a more tangible way.

Mu Yuan reached out, and within the City Lord’s Mansion, an orb resembling ‘Isloria’s Starlight Orb’ slowly flew before him.

This was a companion creation he crafted by imitating the Starlight Orb, using homologous power and roughly similar technology. It possessed functions like storing information and statistical data.

Mu Yuan lightly tapped, and a light screen projected from the Starlight Orb.

Next appeared the various Tianyuan generals and soldiers listed in order of their accumulated Contribution Points within the territory.

Below the legend rank, none of the generals had accumulated enough Contribution Points to meet the promotion requirements.

This was normal.

If he gave out too many Contribution Points, and a general applied but he lacked Evolution power, it would be somewhat awkward.

As it was now, the generals’ contributions were insufficient, yet they still received the baptism. This was called the Lord’s grace, effectively boosting the officers’ work enthusiasm… probably.

According to the amount of contributions, the names of Tianyuan generals below the legend rank were listed one by one.

【Tree Spirit Grandma】

【Rakshasa】

【Uta】

【Seventeen】

…

“The person with the most contributions is actually Tree Spirit Grandma?”

He was somewhat surprised, as Tree Spirit Grandma’s main body was rooted in the Treant Forest. Its size was so massive it wasn’t inferior to the Ice Burial Grand Duke.

It wasn’t convenient for it to go out, so naturally, its efficiency in earning contributions was lower than other generals.

After all, it was just a tree.

Mu Yuan checked Tree Spirit Grandma’s contribution record.

Its number of enemies slain wasn’t high, but it wasn’t low either. Tree Spirit Grandma had ‘Seed of Life’ that could routinely participate in various major battles. Its killing ability wasn’t strong, but its contribution in group battles wasn’t low.

Besides that, Tree Spirit Grandma also crafted Seed of Life artifacts, set up city defense lines, managed the Bloodtree Forest, and led a group of treants, making outstanding contributions in the construction of Tianyuan City’s vast underground water system.

The Treant Forest managed by Tree Spirit Grandma was gradually producing more materials, including quite a few Excellent-grade Treasures.

Simultaneously, its consumption was minimal, almost none, with Contribution Points only coming in, not going out.

The opposite was Uta.

Uta had slain many enemies, but his expenditures were also considerable. He often used training grounds and battle arenas, and sometimes during daily practice, he would accidentally collapse the city walls. He single-handedly significantly boosted Tianyuan City’s internal demand.

“Then, let’s evolve Tree Spirit Grandma and Rakshasa.”

Tree Spirit Grandma couldn’t conveniently go to the Dragon Mound Fertile Soil Realm.

However, Tianyuan City now possessed a City Defense Barrier, and with Isloria’s Starry Sky Scepter providing cover, whether it was inside a closed Secret Realm or not wasn’t as important anymore.

There were currently only two Sky Patrol Robes.

The first Sky Patrol squad, composed of ‘Nether Crow · Sophia’ and ‘Moon Wolf · Sickle Moon’, had already arrived at Boulder City via the Star Gate and were heading towards the clue area.

Legend evolution had also begun.

Within the Treant Forest, most treant lords hadn’t dispersed; they still stood tall in this lush forest, gathering the Yuan power of this Secret Realm and the world outside.

The entire forest was enveloped in vast, dense life energy.

At the center of this energy was a massive tree shadow whose Aura was rising steadily, gradually radiating a great and lofty intention.

「Prompt: Tree Spirit Grandma bathes in Miracle Light. During the evolution process, its Domain significantly expands, increasing from the 8100-meter level to the 14000-meter level.」

…

「Prompt: Tree Spirit Grandma bathes in Miracle Light. ‘I Am the Forest’, ‘Bloodtree Spirit’, and ‘Seed of Life’ are enhanced.」

「’Seed of Life’ develops a new ability — Ancient Tree Incarnation.」

——

「Ancient Tree Incarnation: Tree Spirit Grandma can condense a Seed of Life and integrate it into a target plant, transforming it into its own Incarnation. The Incarnation possesses shape-shifting ability, can absorb plant essence for long-term maintenance, and can move over long distances.」

Previously, the Seed of Life could only grow its own massive tree body in the outside world.

The tree body could exert 90% of its power, which wasn’t weak, but the Tree Incarnation had to be rooted in the earth, presenting a relatively obvious flaw.

Now, it seemed this flaw was resolved?

He thought.

A while later, celebratory sounds echoed between heaven and earth, and brilliant golden light burst forth.

Golden streams of light streaked across the sky, illuminating the earth and reviving all things.

「Prompt: Your troop ‘Tree Spirit Grandma’ evolves into the Legendary One-Star life form ‘Ancient Tree Monarch’ during the Miracle baptism, and awakens the legendary power ‘Ancient Tree Authority’.」

——

「Ancient Tree Authority」

「Description: Since ancient times, the Ancient Tree Monarch has wielded the vast authority of trees. They are the kings of the forest, seated high upon thrones woven from countless plants, grasses, trees, and vines.」

「Ability ①: The Ancient Tree Monarch can use most substances—rocks, metals, rivers—directly as seedbeds for plant growth. Even in the elemental-barren great desert, the Ancient Tree Monarch can still raise a forest from flat ground.」

「Ability ②: Within the forest surrounding the Ancient Tree Monarch, it is the king’s land, and it can forcibly command all the heaven and earth elements within that range. Within this range, Tree Spirit Grandma’s wood-element conceptual power will have a higher-level influence weight.」

「Ability ③: Utilizing the authority’s power, the Ancient Tree Monarch’s Incarnations can draw power from the main body without loss or delay. The Incarnations can also be considered the true self.」

Previously, the Seed of Life Incarnation could exert 90% combat power.

But in reality, whether plant-type troops controlled their surrounding environment made a world of difference in the power they could display.

The Seed of Life Incarnation was said to possess 90% combat power, but in practice, it was at most half that of the main body’s Forest King form.

That was too big a difference.

But now, under Ancient Tree Authority, the Incarnation is the true self. The vast power gathered by the Treant Forest could be directly projected to the outside world, the outer realm.

Just thinking about it was terrifying.

In the center of the forest, the originally massive and majestic ancient tree became even more ancient and grand.

Leaves rustled.

A figure emerged from a crack in the split trunk.

It, or should we say she?

It wore a cloak woven from dark brown bark, with a distinct human female silhouette.

Tree Spirit Grandma originally had an old woman’s voice, so transforming into a female human form was reasonable. However, had the Ancient Tree Incarnation ability improved so significantly? Not only could it move long distances, but it could even take on a convenient human form?

As soon as Mu Yuan thought this, his gaze moved from the cloak to the newcomer’s face.

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

It was an ellipsoidal object, roughly describable as a human face, woven from countless intertwined tree roots.

The Ancient Tree Incarnation was a humanoid-form Incarnation woven from millions of tiny rootlets.

Well, regardless, at least it was very convenient for deployment.

…

Outskirts of Boulder City region, Twilight Great Domain.

Only a few dozen kilometers from a populous city called ‘Snowpine City’.

A grey-haired young man, holding a sword, his hand trembling slightly, bore the honorific titles of ‘Snowpine City Sword Saint’, ‘Copy Sword Saint’, ‘Rising Star Lord of the Younger Generation’, and ‘Honorary Dean of Boulder City Training Academy’.

He was the pride of the entire Snowpine City region.

He was the strongest in the surrounding hundred towns and ten cities.

However,

To his left, a legendary dragon was charred black, a huge wound torn open in its abdomen, hovering between life and death.

To his right, a black-armored general had fallen into a large crater, covered in blood and already unconscious.

Sword Saint Chu Shifang of Snowpine City didn’t dare go to their aid.

His gaze was fixed intently on the massive figure not far away, not daring to relax for even an instant.

There, a deep red-scaled dragon with two large, ferocious heads was casually licking the blood off its claws.

Even though this Deep Red Twin-Headed Dragon seemed nonchalant, a suffocating Aura still surged from all directions.

Instinct told Chu Shifang that if he relaxed for even a moment, in the next blink, he would be completely torn apart by this deep red dragon.

The gap was too vast!

He could only muster all his strength and focus, barely maintaining the standoff.

But he was about to reach his limit.

“Dragon, this is Taixuan!”

Chu Shifang gritted his teeth until they bled.

The Deep Red Twin-Headed Dragon looked down, “So what, insect.”

Its casual dragon pupils suddenly narrowed. Both heads opened their mouths and spat, two blazing torrents like rivers of magma flowing on the left and right.

Plants, trees, mountains, and stones were dissolved by the magma.

Scorching heat was approaching from behind.

Where Chu Shifang stood seemed to become an isolated island in a magma lake. He still didn’t dare swing his sword. This sword strike was his only reliance, and the Deep Red Twin-Headed Dragon’s energy had been locked onto him from start to finish.

The deep red dragon soared into the air.

“Clang—”

Sword Saint Chu struck. Sword light illuminated heaven and earth, a single slash splitting the magma, piercing through space, and landing on the deep red dragon.

A spray of blood bloomed.

The next instant,

He was sent flying backward, the hand holding his sword already bent.

The deep red dragon touched the wound on its body, over a foot long. Its vertical pupils grew even more bloodthirsty.

This insect that dared injure him—he would pull out its sinews, skin it alive, then refine it into medicinal meat and devour it all!

“Insect…”

It was about to spew fiery breath.

Suddenly, the sky darkened.

No, not just darkened, but turned completely pitch black.

Pure black night enveloped this area; even the scalding magma couldn’t bring the slightest bit of light.

The deep red dragon folded its wings, taking several steps back, its dragon pupils emitting red light as it scanned its surroundings.

Two seconds later, a bit of light appeared.

It was silver moonlight, like white gauze.

A bright moon hung in the sky.

Under the night sky, within the bright moon, two figures wearing wide robes stepped forward on the moonlight.

Sword Saint Chu, leaning on his sword, looked over.

Robes with white backgrounds and purple clouds came into view, bearing the characters for Sky Patrol.

They were the powerful figures from the Sky Patrol Warzone! They had arrived.

(End of Chapter)